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Inside the Great Synagogue
Remind you of a cathedral? That's because the architect hired to design the Synagogue was Catholic. It makes this synagogue quite unique. It can seat 3000 people--1500 on the main floor and another 1500 in the balconies.
The Day I Dragged My Butt out of Krakow
November 1st 2007 On the 27th of October, I left Poland, about five days later than I intended. I took a bus from Krakow to Zakopane, the mountain town on the Polish side of the High Tatras. I fell asleep leaving the city, and woke up as the bus was climbing through the foothills. It was so beautiful--all the A-frame houses, green fields, and of course the colours of the trees. I even saw one farmer working his
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Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under Communist rule following World War II. In 1956, a revolt and announced withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact were met with a massive milita... ... read more COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom
